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Ashley Goebel swings the bat against Jacksonville in the ASUN Divisional game.
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Winner Jacksonville JU 27-17
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North Florida UNF 20-22
Winner
Jacksonville JU
27-17
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Final
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North Florida UNF
20-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Jacksonville JU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
North Florida UNF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0

W: Alyssa Bilodeau (12-7) L: Clausen, Morgan (7-9)

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Jacksonville JU 27-18
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Winner North Florida UNF 21-22
Jacksonville JU
27-18
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Final
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North Florida UNF
21-22
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Jacksonville JU 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 0
North Florida UNF 2 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 12 0

W: Arends, Halle (13-7) L: Skylar Whitty (8-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

North Florida Splits with Dolphins in ASUN Divisional


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On a blustery afternoon,North Florida softball split with cross-town rival Jacksonville in the ASUN South Divisional Series. JU grabbed the opening win, 2-0 before the Ospreys grabbed a 5-2 victory to force a third game in the series.


Game 1
Pitchers of Record

Win | Alyssa Bilodeau (12-7)
Loss | Morgan Clausen (7-9)
 

How it Happened

  • Neither team could get anything going through the opening four innings. 
  • JU scored on an RBI double and then a high chopper towards third base allowed a run to score from second.
  • UNF had a chance in the bottom of the fifth when Logan Jackson led off with a double and was replaced on the bases. On a Kayla Harper bunt single that rolled toward short stop, the runner went to third and waved home, but the Dolphins got the runner at home to end the threat.
  • In the sixth, Rebecca Koskey hit a two-out triple to put another runner on, but once again JU got the out as the visitors stranded seven runners on board.


Game 2
Pitchers of Record

Win | Halle Arends (13-7)
Loss | Skylar Whitty (8-8)

How it Happened

  • In the second game, the Ospreys struck first with back-to-back singles from Ashley Goebel and Koskey to score their first runs of the day and take the early 2-0 lead.
  • North Florida held on to the lead until the top of the fourth when back-to-back doubles cut into the Osprey lead, 2-1.
  • The Osprey grabbed another run on Paige Pfent singled to score Taylor Engman who also reached on a single. Whitty got the next batter to foul out, but in a bizarre rundown, Kayla McGory escaped as she brushed past home for the 4-1 lead.
  • Goebel then singled to bring home Pfent for the final run.
  • Jacksonville tried to rally in the seventh inning scoring thanks to three hits and a walk, but Arends got out of a bases loaded jam with a final pop out to force the third game.


OF NOTE

  • Goebel led the team with a 4-for-6 outing including two RBI in game two.
  • Koskey, Pfent and Engman each recorded three hits on the day
  • Clausen fanned six in her complete game, while walking just one.
  • Pfent extended her reached base streak to 13 and hit streak to five. 
  • Goebel leads the team with a seven-game hit streak, while Koskey is on six. 


Up Next

North Florida is in a must-win situation at 1 p.m. Saturday. The winner heads to the ASUN semifinals at Kennesaw State.
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